https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299353 Article 174(1) regulates the sessions of an existing Legislature and does not apply to a dissolved Assembly; election scheduling after dissolution therefore falls within the Election Commission's constitutional domain under Article 324. The Commission is expected to initiate and complete elections expeditiously, ordinarily within six months, but that expectation is not an absolute outer limit and may yield where genuine impossibility prevents free and fair polls. Article 356 is not a basis for postponing elections or curing delay. The Commission may use Union and State resources to ensure free and fair elections at the earliest, provided delay is not arbitrary or indefinite. en-us Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 12:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299353 Article 174(1) regulates the sessions of an existing Legislature and does not apply to a dissolved Assembly; election scheduling after dissolution therefore falls within the Election Commission's constitutional domain under Article 324. The Commission is expected to initiate and complete elections expeditiously, ordinarily within six months, but that expectation is not an absolute outer limit and may yield where genuine impossibility prevents free and fair polls. Article 356 is not a basis for postponing elections or curing delay. The Commission may use Union and State resources to ensure free and fair elections at the earliest, provided delay is not arbitrary or indefinite. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299353